Paving or flagstone.



No. 823,473. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

S. W. LERGH. PAVING 0R FLAGSTONE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 31. 1905.

[NVE/VTOR SOLOMON w. LERCH, or M nAsoUAN, NEW JnasnnAssronoa OF ONE- FOURTH TO ASHER CURTIS AND ONE- FOURTH TO OF MANA SQUAN, NEW JERSEY.

THEODORE COOK,

PAVING on FLAGSTONE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed August 31, 1905; Serial m 276,532.

T0 at whom it may concern;

Be it known thatI, SOLOMON W. LEROH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manasquan, in the county of .Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Paving or Flagstones, of which fication.

My invention relates to improvementsin paving or fiagstones; and one object of my invention is the provision of a paving or flag stone compo'sed'bf a composition, as cement and sand molded or pressed into proper form, which will produce a smooth, durable, and practical'paving.

Another object of my invention is the pro- VlSlOIlOf a aving-block or flagstone which can be easi y set or placed inposition and which will hold firmly in the ground under all conditions and remain always even and smooth. v

Another object of m invention is the provision of a paving or agstone which can be manufactured at small expense, which will Withstand hard usage, and which will insure a smooth and attractive pavement.

To attain the desired objects, my invention consists of a pavin or fiagstone embodying novel features 0 construction and arran ement' of closed herein. I

Figure 1 is a top plan viewof one of my paving-blocks. Fig. 2 is a bottom I plan view. Fig. 3 is an end view, and Fig. 4 is a side view, of a modified form of my-pavingblock particularl designed for crossings.

The stone or b ock A is preferablymade of -a composition of sand and cement molded series of transverse channels E, and the side edges of the blocks are formed with grooves or channels F. These transverse channels in the ribs enga e the ground and serve to prevent longitu inal movement of the block,'

the following is a speci-- parts,- substantially as -dis-.

and the block place.

In the modifiedform of my paving or flagstone 1' rovide the ends on the upper face with inc ined or tapered portions G, the purpose being to provide a surface which will is thereby securely anchored in allow a vehicle to ride over the stones withinsure a smooth and even surface.

I claim- 1. A paving-stone having a flat up er face formed with ta erededges, longitudinal grooves and ribs ormed on the under face of the block, lon itudinal grooves in'the sides of the blockan transverse grooves intersecting. the outer of the longitudinal ribs.

2. A paving or flagstone consisting of a block having a fiat upper face broader than thebase andforming overhangin edges, longitudinal grooves in the sides 0' the block,

ongitudinal grooves and ribs in theunder face of the block, and transverse grooves in tersecting the outer ribs.

3. aving or flagstone having the upper I or trea surface flat and its ends .conti ous .to said flat surface tapered or incline the under surface of the'block provided with a series of longitudinal grooves or channels and a series of transverse grooves or channels extendin from the sides to the outer of the series of ongitudinal grooves or channels and longitudinal grooves in the sides of the block.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON W. LEROH. Witnesses:

THEODORE COOK, ASHER Gnarls. 

